Medicare program; hospice wage index for fiscal year 2009. Final rule.
This final rule sets forth the hospice wage index for fiscal year 2009. In addition, this final rule finalizes the policy to phase out the Medicare hospice budget neutrality adjustment factor, and clarifies two wage index issues pertaining to the definition of rural and urban areas and multi-campus hospital facilities.
D014487:Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, U.S.; D017051:Hospice Care / Q000191:economics* / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D006801:Humans; D006278:Medicare / Q000191:economics* / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D012456:Salaries and Fringe Benefits / Q000191:economics* / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D014481:United States